What color is #CCCDD7?

#CCCDD7 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCDD7?

The RGB value is 204, 205, 215: 204 red, 205 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCDD7?

The complementary color is #D7D6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCDD7 color

#CCCDD7 rgb(204, 205, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCDD7 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.4% green and 84.3% blue (204, 205, 215).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 12% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Steam Bath (#CCD0DA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#CCCDD7 color codes

HEX	`#CCCDD7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 205, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.6, 1.53, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.6, 5.29, 286.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.997, 61.406, 73.021)`
Decimal	`13422039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCDD7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CCCDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CCCDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccdd7; }
.text { color: #cccdd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccdd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 205 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccdd7, #d1ccd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCCDD7?: #CCCDD7 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCDD7?: The RGB value is 204, 205, 215: 204 red, 205 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCDD7?: The complementary color is #D7D6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.